Opera House Manchester
‘Cinderella’
Arthur Askey... Mary Hopkin... Lonnie Donegan
and a young man playing Dandini whose salary was £55 a week David Essex.

Royal Court Theatre Liverpool
‘The Ken Dodd Show’

Birmingham Theatre
‘Dick Whittington’
Freddie Davies...Anita Harris...Billy Dainty...Bernard Bresslaw

Grand Theatre Leeds
‘Babes in the Wood’
Les Dawson...The Dallas Boys...Ronnie Hilton

Bristol Hippodrome
‘Robinson Crusoe’
Jimmy Clitheroe...Nat Jackley

Theatre Royal Nottingham
‘Babes in the Wood’
Jack Douglas .Ivor Emmanuel...Audrey Jeans

Wimbledon Theatre
‘Cinderella
Roy Castle...John Inman...Barry Howard...Elizabeth Larner

Princess Theatre Torquay
PRE-SEASON
Bruce Forsyth... Keith Harris...Audrey Jeans
‘Here’s Harry’
Harry Worth...Norman Vaughn...The Mixtures

Pavilion Torquay
‘The Mating Season’
Sidney James...Beryl Mason

Winter Gardens Bournemouth
PRE-SEASON
Kenneth McKellar...Freddie StarR...Arthur Askey...
The Beverley Sisters... Ted Rogers... Dora Bryan... Hope and Keen
followed by:
‘Here’s Bruce’
Bruce Forsyth...Moira Anderson...Eric Winston Orchestra
Ray Alan and Lord Charles...The Clark Brothers

North Pier Blackpool
The Beverley Sisters...Ray Alan and Lord Chares...Arthur Askey
‘Showtime’
Jimmy Clitheroe... Freddie and The Dreamers... Ken Goodwin

Wellington Pier Great Yarmouth
‘Showtime’
Freddie Davis...The New World...Bike Burton

Pavilion Bournemouth
‘Showtime’
Mike and Bernie Winters...The New Faces...Lionel Blair

Festival Theatre Paington
‘Crowther’s in Town’
Leslie Crowther...Basil Brush...Larry Grayson...John Hanson

Opera House Blackpool
‘Laughter Spectacular’
Ken Dodd

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
‘Corbett’s Here’
Ronnie Corbett...Dailey and Wayne...Sons and Lovers

Winter Gardens Blackpool
‘Hair’
I farmed the theatre out to James Verner in return for 7.5% of the gross
He received 52.5% - the theatre received 40%

Grand Theatre Blackpool
‘Not on Your Nellie’
Hylda Baker...Ken Platt

ABC Blackpool
‘Holiday Startime’
Jimmy Tarbuck...Kenneth McKellar

ABC Great Yarmouth
‘Holiday Startime’
Norman Wisdom...Mrs Mills...Freddie Starr

Stardust Gardens Blackpool
Joe Loss and his Orchestra...Los Zafiros...Valente Valente

Palace Theatre Manchester
‘Aladdin’
Freddie Davis...Anita Harris...Billy Dainty...Bernard Bresslaw

Birmingham Theatre
‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
The Bachelors...Frank Carson...Yvonne Marsh

Empire Theatre Liverpool
‘Robinson Crusoe’
Norman Wisdom

Bristol Hippodrome
‘Dick Whittington’
Peter Noone...Roy Hudd...Ivor Emmanuel

Theatre Royal Nottingham
‘Cinderella’
Arthur Askey...Dickie Henderson

Wimbledon Theatre
‘Dick Whittington’
Jack Douglas...Dana...Norman Vaughn...Jess Conrad

New Theatre Oxford
‘Sleeping Beauty’
Jimmy Edwards...Freddie Starr

Pavilion Theatre Torquay
‘Stop It Nurse’
Kenneth Connor...Charles Hawtrey.......Bernard Bresslaw

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
Russ Conway...June Bronhill

Wellington Pier Great Yarmouth
Frank Ifield...Roy Hudd

Winter Gardens Bournemouth
Val Doonican...Dailey and Wayne

Princess Theatre Torquay
Dickie Henderson and Kenneth McKellar

Pavilion Bournemouth
Norman Wisdom...Freddie Starr

Winter Gardens Blackpool
‘The Good Old Days’
Tessie O’Shea...Ronnie Ronalde...Ben Warris...Rod Hull and Emu

Grand Theatre Blackpool
‘The Love Nest’
Jack Douglas...John Inman

Stardust Garden
Joe Loss and his Orchestra...Los Zafiros

Opera House Blackpool
Cilla Black...Johnny Hackett...Rostal and Schaefer

ABC Great Yarmouth
Basil Brush...Mike Yarwood...Freddie and the Dreamers

Birmingham Hippodrome
‘Cinderella’
Dickie Henderson...Arthur Askey

Bristol Hippodrome
‘Cinderella’
Ronnie Corbett...Clodagh Rodgers

Coventry Theatre
‘Aladdin’
Mike and Bernie Winters...Ivor Emmanuel...Wyn Calvin

Liverpool Empire
‘Dick Whittington’
Frank Ifield...Roy Hudd

Palace Theatre Manchester
‘Queen of Hearts’
Dannie La Rue...Mike Goddard...David Ellen

Theatre Royal Nottingham
‘Robinson Crusoe’
Ken Dodd

Wimbledon Theatre
‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
Jimmy Tarbuck...Audrey Jeans

Coventry THEATRE
SPRING SHOW
Val Doonican...Dailey and Wayne

Bristol Hippodrome
‘Aladdin’
Rod Hull and Emu...Larry Grayson

Coventry Theatre
‘Dick Whittington’
Dick Emery...Bill Pertwee...Josephine Blake

Palace Theatre Manchester
‘Cinderella’
Ronnie Corbett...Clodagh Rodgers...John Inman...Barry Howard

Nottingham Theatre Royal
‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
Ken Goodwin...Audrey Jeans

Wimbledon Theatre
‘Cinderella’
David Nixon...Basil Brush

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
Mike and Bernie Winters...Cool Breeze...Peter Maxwell

Wellington Pier Great Yarmouth
‘Showtime’
Charlie Williams...The Nobodys...The Dalmours

North Pier Blackpool
Peters and Lee...Ken Goodwin...Mike Newman

Princess Theatre Torquay
‘The Dick Emery Show’
Dick Emery...Los Zafiros...Alan Randall

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
‘Showtime’
Ronnie Corbett...Kenneth McKellar...Rod Hull and Emu

ABC Blackpool
‘Grayson’s Scandals’
Larry Grayson...The Kaye Sisters...Keith Harris

Opera House Blackpool
‘The Val Doonican Show’
Val Doonican...Dailey and Wayne...Norman Vaughn

Winter Gardens Blackpool
‘The Liver Birds’
Polly James...Mollie Sugden...Sheila Fay

Scarborough Futurist Theatre
‘STARTIME’
Split season between
Jimmy Tarbuck
and
Cilla Black

ABC Great Yarmouth
‘Startime’
Freddie Starr,,,Janet Brown...Jos White...Paul Melba

Coventry Theatre
‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
Ken Goodwin... Frank Ifield... Audrey Jeans

Casino Theatre
‘Cinderella’
Twiggy... Steptoe & Son... Roy Kinnear... Nicky Henson

Devonport Theatre Stockport
‘Babes in the Wood’
Millican and Nesbitt... Arthur Worsley... Jan Currey

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
Peters and Lee... Billy Dainty... Lorna Dallas

Wellington Pier Great Yarmouth
‘Showtime’
Dickie Henderson... Peter Goodwright... Edmund Hockridge... Karen Kay

North Pier Blackpool
‘Showtime’
Millican & Nesbitt... Mike Reid... Paul Melba... Jan Currey

Princess Theatre Torquay
‘The Val Doonican Show’
Val Doonican... Dailey and Wayne

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
‘Startime’
Ken Goodwin... Moira Anderson... Rod Hull and Emu

ABC Blackpool
Mike and Bernie Winters... Clodagh Rodgers... Roger Kitter

Opera House Blackpool
‘The Freddie Starr Show’
Freddie Starr... The Second Generation... Mother’s Pride

Winter Gardens Blackpool
‘The Mating Season’
Sidney James... Audrey Jeans

ABC Great Yarmouth
‘The Dick Emery Show’
Dick Emery... Unlimited Love... Bert Weedon... Johnny Hart

Pavilion Theatre Torquay
‘The Eric Sykes Show’
Eric Sykes... Hattie Jacques... Deryck Gyler

Britannia Theatre Great Yarmouth
‘The Black & White Minstrels’
Co-presented with Robert Luff

North Pier Blackpool
Dukes and Lee... The Dallas Boys... Tom O’Connor

Princess Theatre Torquay
Larry Grayson... Moira Anderson

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
‘Startime’
3 way split season
Harry Secombe
Des O’Connor
Cilla Black

ABC Blackpool
Dick Emery... Los Zafiros... Bert Weedon

Opera House Blackpool
‘The Black & White Minstrels’
Co-presented with Robert Luff

Winter Gardens Blackpool
‘Are You Being Served’
John Inman... Mollie Sugden... Frank Thornton... Wendy Richard
12 shows a week – Total capacity
This was a record that could never be broken unless they put extra seats in the auditorium

ABC Great Yarmouth
The Danny La Rue Show’
Danny La Rue... Wayne King... Toni Palmer... David Allen

Futurist Theatre Scarborough
‘The Val Doonican Show’
Val Doonican... Dailey and Wayne... Lorna Dallas
and
Paul Daniels

Palace Theatre Manchester
‘The Danny La Rue Show’

Opera House Blackpool
‘The Danny La Rue Show’

Winter Gardens Blackpool
‘The Eric Sykes Show’

North Pier Blackpool
Little & Large ... Frank Carson... Jim Davidson... Norman Collier

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
John Inman... Bobby Crush... Pearl Carr AND TEDDY JOHNSON

ABC Great Yarmouth
Dukes and Lee... Tom O’Connor

ABC Blackpool
Les Dawson... The Second Generation... Kenneth McKellar

Pavilion Bournemouth
Val Doonican... Paul Daniels

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
Ronnie Corbett... The Nolan Sisters ,,Lena Zavaroni... Billy Dainty

Princess Theatre Torquay
‘Get Some In’
Robert Lindsay

Festival Theatre Paignton
Tommy Steele... Cool Breeze... Lennie Bennett

Coventry Theatre
‘Emu in Pantoland’
Rod Hull and Emu

North Pier Blackpool
Marti Caine... Paul Daniels

Winter Gardens Blackpool
‘Get Some In’

Futurist Theatre Scarborough
‘The Danny La Rue Show’

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
‘The Val Doonican Show’
Paul Melba... Shades

Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth
‘Fancy Free’
John Inman... Bobby Crush... Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

ABC Great Yarmouth
‘The All Laughter Show’
Little & Large... Frank Carson... Norman Collier...  Second Generation

Opera House Blackpool
‘Comedy Spectacular’
Tom O’Connor... Moira Anderson

ABC Blackpool
The Bachelors... Billy Dainty,,,The Nolan Sisters

North Pier Blackpool
The Black Abbotts with Russ Abbott...THE KRANKIES...ROY WALKER...LES DENNIS

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
'SUMMER MAGIC'
Paul Daniels... Karen Kay

Futurist Theatre Scarborough
Marti Caine... Bobby Knutt

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
'STARTIME'
Tom O’Connor... Lorna Dallas

Opera House Blackpool
Little & Large... Frank Carson... Norman Collier

Winter Gardens Blackpool
Country Music Show
George Hamilton IV
Co-presentation with Mervynn Conn

ABC Great Yarmouth
The Bachelors... Billy Dainty... Michael Barrymore

ABC Blackpool
‘An Evening with Tommy Steele’

North Pier Blackpool
Cannon & Ball... Roger de Courcy... Lenny Henry... Jacqui Scott

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
The Black Abbotts with Russ Abbott... The Krankies

Festival Theatre Paignton
Tom O’Connor... Dave Evans

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
Danny La Rue... Francis van Dyke... David Ellen

Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth
Paul Daniels... Karen Kay

Opera House Blackpool
Mike Yarwood... The Nolan Sisters

ABC Great Yarmouth
Freddie Starr... Mike Lancaster

ABC Blackpool
John Inman... Moira Anderson... Bobby Crush

North Pier Blackpool
The Grumbleweeds... David Copperfield

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
Cannon & Ball... Lenny Henry... Dianne Lee (who had split from Peters & Lee)

Princess Theatre Torquay
Russ Abbott... Roger de Courcy... Bobby Crush... Les Dennis

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
Little & Large... Michael Barrymore... Norman Collier

Futurist Theatre Scarborough
Tom O’Connor... Dave Evans

Opera House Blackpool
Ken Dodd... Rudy Cardenas... Lilly Yokoi... The Diddymen

ABC Great Yarmouth
Danny La Rue... Wayne King... David Ellen... Jacquie Toye

North Pier Blackpool
The Black Abbotts (without Russ)... The Krankies

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
The Grumbleweeds... Frank Carson... David Copperfield

Festival Theatre Paignton
Danny La Rue... Wayne King... David Ellen

Opera House Blackpool
Little & Large... Dana... Michael Barrymore

ABC Great Yarmouth
Russ Abbott,,,Roger de Courcy... Les Dennis

Princess Theatre Torquay
Jim Davidson... Dustin Gee

North Pier Blackpool
Russ Abbott... Roger de Courcy... Les Dennis

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
The Krankies... The Black Abbotts

Princess Theatre Torquay
Little & Large... Michael Barrymore

Opera House Blackpool
Paul Daniels

Central Pier Blackpool
Split seasons between
The Bachelors
Frankie Vaughan
Vince Hill

North Pier Blackpool
Lenny Henry... David Copperfield

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
Tom O’Connor... Dana... Les Dennis... Dustin Gee

Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth
The Krankies... Roger de Courcy... Duncan Norvelle

Opera House Blackpool
‘Hi -de-Hi’
Ruth Madoc...Paul Shane...Sue Pollard

Congress Theatre Eastbourne
The New Bachelors...Leslie Crowther

SUNDAY CONCERTS

Pavillion Theatre Bournemouth
A series of Sunday Concerts alternating
PAUL DANIELS...DIANE SOLOMON
with
RUSS ABBOTT...LES DENNIS...DUSTIN GEE

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
alternating
PAUL DANIELS
with
JIM DAVIDSON

North Pier Blackpool
Les Dennis and Dustin Gee

Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth
‘Pyjama Tops’
John Inman

Opera House Blackpool
Cannon & Ball